In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about a centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped the ...

THE origin of the volcanic pipes of South Africa and the genesis of the diamonds contained in their ... Quite a crop of papers on the diamond-pipes has recently appeared, 1 and a perusal ...

A DIAMOND of fine quality was found in January by Jacobus Jonker in South Africa in the Elandsfon-tein ... of a larger crystal. Diamonds sometimes become fractured during the eruption of the ...

most notably in central Africa. Unlike the clear diamonds of engagement rings, which are single crystals, black diamond consists of aggregations of individual crystals, which lend the gem its dark ...

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) is seeking to emphasise the uniqueness and value of natural diamonds as compared to lab developed gems through hosting a diamond show next month and ...

Thousands of treasure seekers have flocked to KwaHlathi village in South Africa, believing the area could contain diamonds ... over what it has called a "diamond rush." They tweeted that they ...